Bloomberg Adds Ex-Tullett Prebon CEO Danese as New Global Head of Data Solutions
As well as drawing a line in the sand with regards to instrument data codes, data vendor Bloomberg has also added a new team member to globally head its data solutions business. Andrea Danese joins from consultancy firm Fusion Advisory Partners, where he was co-founder and managing director for just over a year. Danese will...
Factbook Opens London Office
Factbook, a specialist provider of fund reporting, marketing and data management solutions to the investment community today announces the opening of their London office. The office was opened to facilitate closer links to current and potential clients of Factbook. Commenting on the opening, Derick O’Brien, director of business development, said: “As Factbook continue to win...
Barr Jumps Ship from Thomson Reuters and Lands at Investment Company Bridgewater Associates
Almost a year after he changed roles at Thomson Reuters and moved to Switzerland, Gary Barr has left the vendor and joined investment company Bridgewater Associates in a research data role. During most of his time at Thomson Reuters Barr was heavily involved in the data management space in the Enterprise division but at the...
DTCC Announces Plans to Relocate a Significant Portion of Northeast Staff to New Jersey
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today announced plans to relocate a significant portion of the DTCC staff based in the Northeast US to a new location in New Jersey when its current lease expires at the end of 2012. Under the plan, DTCC will relocate about 1,600 staff members to Newport Office Centre...
SIX Telekurs Adds Another Office to the North American Network in Toronto
As part of its push in the North American market and following the opening of a new office in San Francisco earlier this year, SIX Telekurs has added a Canadian office to its geographic footprint. The data vendor indicates that the office will be based in Toronto and will service its current customer base in...
Factbook Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
Factbook, a specialist provider of fund reporting, marketing and data management solutions to the investment community today announces the appointment of Andrew Cheeseman to the newly created position of chief operating officer. He will be responsible for helping Factbook scale its operations, expand market presence and focus on ensuring that Factbook continues to effectively and...
FISD Confers Lifetime Achievement Award on Stuart Clark
The Financial Information Services Division (FISD) of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) today announced that Stuart Clark, former president and CEO of Interactive Data Corporation, is the recipient of FISD’s third Market Data Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor recognizes a long and distinguished career dedicated to the advancement of the financial information industry....
Sterci Expands its Activities in Central Europe and Appoints Sauberer as Area Manager
Sterci, a financial messaging, reconciliation and data management vendor, is expanding its footprint in Central Europe with the appointment of Georg Sauberer as area manager. Based in Vienna Austria, he will be in charge of developing the business for Sterci and strengthening its footprint in new geographical areas. “With his unique network and knowledge in...
DTCC Names Gray to Oversee Core Businesses
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Andrew Gray, a long-time Merrill Lynch & Co veteran, to the new position of managing director, Core Product Strategy and Management. In his new position, Gray will be responsible for overseeing DTCC’s core businesses, including US Clearance and Settlement of equities and fixed income products, Asset...
SunGard to Establish Office in DIFC
SunGard has received a licence to establish an office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). SunGard Middle East’s DIFC office will provide a complete range of services including business development, implementation, project management and support, for its expanding customer base. The DIFC office will support SunGard’s expansion in the growing financial services sectors of...